Silent killer of the night: a feasibility study of an outreach well-women clinic for cervical cancer screening in female sex workers in Hong Kong.
Date
2008Author
Wong, WC
Wun, YT
Chan, KW
Liu, Y
Type
ArticleLanguage
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In many resource-poor countries, there are hardly any outreach well-women clinics for cervical cancer screening in women in general, let alone for
female sex-workers. Yet, this study found abnormal results, i.e. central intraepthelial neoplasia (CIN) in 9.8% of the 235 women tested.
There is a major gap in the provision of reproductive health services to the female population.
This outreach model would be a great service to women since the detection of cervical cancer screening services should be taken in areas where
they live and are related with. The potential implications of this study would be the early detection and treatment of the cancerous lesions through
outreach clinics. This would be suitable to the other sex workers who are otherwise unreachable. I put forward that this is cheaper and therefore
more cost-effective; it will also prolong the quality of life for the affected woman.
Citation
Int J Gynecol Cancer 2008 Jan Feb; 18(1):110-5Publisher
Center for HIV Prevention and Research, University of Nairobi
Subject
Women's HealthGynecologic Inflammation & Infections Infectious Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (without HIV)
Oncoloqy
Gynecological Cancers
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